St. Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants
July 16, 1983 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 16, 1983 at Candlestick Park. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 9, San Francisco Giants 3

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith L. lf 5 0 2 3
  Braun lf 0 0 0 0
McGee cf 5 0 2 0
Green rf 5 2 3 0
Porter c 4 1 0 0
Van Slyke 1b 5 1 2 2
Herr 2b 3 2 1 0
  Ramsey 2b 0 0 0 0
Oberkfell 3b 4 1 1 2
Smith O. ss 5 2 2 2
Forsch p 1 0 0 0
  Martin p 0 0 0 0
  Lahti p 0 0 0 0
  Iorg ph 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 13 9
San Francisco Giants ab   r   h rbi
LeMaster ss 4 0 2 0
Evans 1b 5 1 1 0
Clark rf 4 1 2 0
Leonard lf 4 0 2 1
Davis cf 3 0 0 1
O'Malley 3b 3 0 0 0
May c 2 1 1 1
  Brenly ph,c 1 0 0 0
  Rabb c 1 0 0 0
Kuiper 2b 3 0 2 0
  Youngblood ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Breining p 1 0 0 0
  McGaffigan p 0 0 0 0
  Wellman ph 1 0 0 0
  Larkin p 0 0 0 0
  Pettini ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
St. Louis 000 025 1109130
San Francisco 002 100 0003101
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Forsch   4.0 8 3 3 2 2
  Martin   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Lahti  W (2-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Von Ohlen  SV (1) 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
3
5
  San Francisco Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Breining  L (6-7) 5.1 7 6 6 2 2
  McGaffigan   0.2 2 1 1 1 0
  Larkin   3.0 4 2 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
9
8
4
3

  E–LeMaster (17).  DP–St. Louis 1.  2B–St. Louis Van Slyke 2 (5,off Breining,off Larkin), San Francisco Leonard (12,off Forsch).  HR–St. Louis Oberkfell (1,5th inning off Breining 1 on, 0 out), San Francisco May (4,4th inning off Forsch 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Forsch (4,off Breining); Von Ohlen (1,off Larkin); Breining (3,off Forsch).  HBP–Ramsey (1,by Larkin).  IBB–Herr (1,by Breining); Iorg (2,by McGaffigan).  SF–C Davis (5,off Forsch).  SB–Green (15,2nd base off Breining/Brenly); LeMaster (30,2nd base off Forsch/Porter); Leonard (15,2nd base off Martin/Porter).  BK–Larkin (1).  HBP–Larkin (1,Ramsey).  U-HP–Bob Engel, 1B–Dave Pallone, 2B–Jim Quick, 3B–Paul Runge.  T–3:02.  A–39,692.
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